libsoup soup_headers_parse() denial of service
| libsoup-soupheadersparse-dos (31519) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The libsoup library is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the soup_headers_parse() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to cause the affected application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1248-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-411-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux:
Refer to MDKSA-2007:029 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- libsoup Web site: LibSoup - GNOME Live!.
- BID-22034: LibSoup Library HTTP Headers Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5876: The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before 2.2.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP headers, probably involving missing fields or values.
- DSA-1248: libsoup -- missing input sanitising
- MDKSA-2007:029: Updated libsoup packages fix DoS vulnerability
- SA23734: libsoup "soup_headers_parse()" Denial of Service
- USN-411-1: libsoup vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0173: Libsoup soup_headers_parse() Headers Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- GNOME libsoup prior to 2.2.99
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
Reported:
Jan 12, 2007
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